Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Postal Service will soon release a first-of-its-kind stamp that changes when you touch it. The Total Solar Eclipse Forever stamp, which commemorates the August 21 eclipse, transforms into an image of the Moon from the heat of a finger. The public is asked to share the news on[Read More…]
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Recently Discovered Solar System Could Seed Life Between Adjacent Exoplanets
Research simulates whether organisms could survive space travel Illustration shows what each of the TRAPPIST-1 planets may look like, based on available data about their sizes, masses and orbital distances. Illustration by: NASA/JPL-Caltech CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017 By: Greg Borzo After NASA announced in February the discovery of a solar system[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for a Form of Batten Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brineura (cerliponase alfa) as a treatment for a specific form of Batten disease. Brineura is the first FDA-approved treatment to slow loss of walking ability (ambulation) in symptomatic pediatric patients 3 years of age and older with[Read More…]
FDA Expands Approved Use of Stivarga to Treat Liver Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Stivarga (regorafinib) to include treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC or liver cancer) who have been previously treated with the drug sorafenib. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for a liver cancer[Read More…]
Recall of Frozen Hash Browns Now Includes Wegman’s Retail Brand Frozen Hash Browns Due to Possible Inclusion of Golf Ball Materials
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2017. McCain Foods USA, Inc. announced today it is expanding the voluntary recall of retail, frozen hash brown products that may contain golf ball materials, specifically hard plastic or rubber pieces, that despite our stringent supply standards may have been inadvertently harvested with potatoes used to[Read More…]
First Supervised Consumption Services Bill to Win a Legislative Vote in U.S. Passes the California Assembly Public Safety Committee
Bill Strongly Supported by Treatment Organizations, Including California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM), California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives (CAADPE), and Others CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance’s bill, AB 186 (Eggman), made history as the first ever state bill on supervised consumption services (SCS) to win[Read More…]
Antidepressant May Enhance Drug Delivery To The Brain
NIH rat study suggests amitriptyline temporarily inhibits the blood-brain barrier, allowing drugs to enter the brain Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- New research from the National Institutes of Health found that pairing the antidepressant amitriptyline with drugs designed to treat central nervous system diseases, enhances drug delivery to the brain by inhibiting the[Read More…]
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is back in contact with Earth after its successful first-ever dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on April 26, 2017. The spacecraft is in the process of beaming back science and engineering data collected during its passage, via NASA’s[Read More…]
UChicago-led NASA Balloon Mission Launches, with Goal of Breaking Flight Record (Video)
Prof. Angela Olinto hopes telescope will help unravel mysteries of cosmic rays NASA’s super-pressure balloon took flight at 10:50 a.m. local time April 25 (5:50 p.m. CST April 24) from Wanaka Airport in New Zealand. Scientists hope the balloon will stay afloat for up to 100 days, more than doubling[Read More…]
Environmental Watchdogs Fight Trump Admin for Withholding Public Information on Climate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians, delivered Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and Office of Surface Mining. These actions seek to reveal what Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is planning for our public[Read More…]
